{"id":38624,"date":"2020-02-23T06:12:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T13:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/?post_type=download&#038;p=38624"},"modified":"2024-04-07T06:45:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T12:45:08","slug":"how-to-know-how-hard-a-hike-will-be","status":"publish","type":"download","link":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/downloads\/how-to-know-how-hard-a-hike-will-be\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Know How Hard a Hike Will Be"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow hard will that hike be?\u201d That\u2019s a question all dayhikers and backpackers, from beginners to experts, think about all the time\u2014and it\u2019s not always easy to answer. But there are ways of evaluating any hike\u2019s difficulty, using available information, that can help you understand what to expect <em>before<\/em> you leave home.<\/p>\n<p>No matter how relatively easy or arduous the hike or where you fall on the spectrum of hiking experience or personal fitness, this e-book will tell you exactly how to answer that question\u2014and what information to seek to reach that answer. It covers the many \u201chard,\u201d or concrete metrics, including a five-level rating system, plus \u201csoft\u201d measures including indicators of difficulty, calculating hiking time, and decision-making\u2014knowledge that can help ensure that you and your companions or your family don\u2019t get in over your heads.<\/p>\n<p>PLEASE NOTE: This e-book is intended for sale to non-subscribers to The Big Outside. If you already have a paid subscription to The Big Outside, DO NOT purchase this e-book; it simply duplicates my existing blog story \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/how-to-know-how-hard-a-hike-will-be\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Know How Hard a Hike Will Be<\/a>,\u201d which you can access using your log-in (at no extra cost). Also, if you are applying a discount coupon worth more than the cost of this e-book\u2014such as a coupon for buying a <a href=\"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/join\/\">one-year membership<\/a> (subscription)\u2014only use that coupon code if you\u2019re also purchasing another e-book, because that code works just once and you cannot get a partial credit for any unused portion of it. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchase this e-book NOW and learn my expert tips on how to determine the difficulty of any hike you\u2019re planning!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Or join The Big Outside for as little as $7 and access ALL stories, including this one. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/join\/\"><strong>Join now<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebigoutside.com\/e-guides\/\">Back to E-Books<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cHow hard will that hike be?\u201d That\u2019s a question all dayhikers and backpackers, from beginners to experts, think about all the time\u2014and it\u2019s not always easy to answer. But there are ways of evaluating any hike\u2019s difficulty, using available information, that can help you understand what to expect before you leave home. No matter how relatively easy or arduous the &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"How to Know How Hard a Hike Will Be\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/downloads\/how-to-know-how-hard-a-hike-will-be\/#more-38624\" aria-label=\"Read more about How to Know How Hard a Hike Will Be\">Read on<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36043,"template":"","edd-categories":[4098],"edd-tags":[4101,4228,4235,4100,4227,4236,4234,4231,4232,4229,4230,3857,4041,4233],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/38624"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/download"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/38624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62791,"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-downloads\/38624\/revisions\/62791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"download_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-categories?post=38624"},{"taxonomy":"download_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thebigoutside.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/edd-tags?post=38624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}